“Stage Fright”
February 27th, 2009
One of the problems with Dollhouse is that there are a lot of variables, too many if you ask me. It’s as if each week Eliza Dushku is a singer, but she doesn’t get the lyrics until she’s about to go onstage, knows none of the choreography, and doesn’t know what song [...]
Entries from February 2009
February 28, 2009
Dollhouse – “Stage Fright”
February 28, 2009
Battlestar Galactica – “Someone to Watch Over Me”
“Someone to Watch Over Me”
February 27th, 2009
For an episode driven by the power of melody to transcend minds and to bring people together, there was a return to a familiar rhythm to “Someone to Watch Over Me,” a return to form for Battlestar Galactica as it heads into its final three episodes. What’s been missing [...]
February 27, 2009
Left on the Cutting Room Floor: “Deadlock,” Editing and Soap Operatic Indulgence
Left on the Cutting Room Floor:
“Deadlock,” Editing and Soap Operatic Indulgence
Last weekend, still stewing in frustration over “Deadlock,” [my review] the latest episode of Battlestar Galactica, I tweeted the following to my twitter followers:
Pretty sure I could write five blog posts this week delving into points of contention on last night’s BSG. I must resist [...]
February 27, 2009
Survivor: Tocantins – “Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This”
“Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This”
February 26th, 2009
Winners find a way to win, losers find a way to lose.
Coach might be one of the most delusional and irrational players in recent memory on Survivor, but of his various cliched idioms this one is actually quite apt for the game. Of course, when he says [...]
February 27, 2009
30 Rock – “Larry King”
“Larry King”
February 26th, 2009
What “Larry King” represents is an example of 30 Rock doing something that feels like it is happening less often: it takes one event, in this case a crises, and demonstrates its impact on various of the show’s characters. It reminds us that 30 Rock is operating different than most situational comedies. [...]
February 26, 2009
Lost – “The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”
“The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham”
February 25th, 2009
Because there’s a war coming, John – if you’re not back on the island when that happens, the wrong side is going to win.
The question of destiny plays a pretty fundamental role in how things operate in the world of Lost. John Locke, of course, was a [...]
February 25, 2009
Season Finale: Privileged – “All About a Brand New You!”
“All About a Brand New You!”
February 24th, 2009
Falling out of love with Privileged was something that I did not do with a light heart. When the season started, the show felt like it had something most pilots didn’t, an X factor of sorts which made it worth spending time with due to its status as [...]
February 25, 2009
Yes, I’m Still Watching…FX’s Damages
Yes, I’m Still Watching…Damages
February 25th, 2009
Oh, Damages.
When the show debuted in 2007, there was something very fresh about its structure, something that I couldn’t really put my finger on at the time. It was a show that brought to the table some great acting talent, in particular strong work from Glenn Close and a career [...]
February 24, 2009
Yes, I’m Still Watching…FOX’s House
Yes, I’m Still Watching…House
February 24th, 2009
But BARELY.
I don’t particularly know if I can put my finger on why I care so little about House’s fifth season, considering that I was actually quite a big fan of the fourth one. Although oft criticized for eschewing the show’s regular sidekicks for a new batch, the fourth season [...]
